as in temporary
lasting only for a short time
he chose not to fret about the deciduous discomforts of his existence
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Recent Examples of deciduous
Both are deciduous shrubs that produce colorful clusters of flowers that attract butterflies and other pollinators but chaste tree and butterfly bush are not closely related.
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Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2025
The best time to prune most of our deciduous trees and shrubs is late winter.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025
Euonymus is a large group of deciduous and evergreen shrubs.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2025
So plants have adapted to either wait out the cold in seed form (annuals), spend the winter below ground as a fleshy structure (herbaceous perennials), or going full deciduous and dropping leaves for the winter.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for deciduous
Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2025
The best time to prune most of our deciduous trees and shrubs is late winter.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025
Euonymus is a large group of deciduous and evergreen shrubs.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2025
So plants have adapted to either wait out the cold in seed form (annuals), spend the winter below ground as a fleshy structure (herbaceous perennials), or going full deciduous and dropping leaves for the winter.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deciduous
Adjective
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The project feeds on the temporary abundance of glacial meltwater.—
Ari Caramanica,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2025
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The high court opinion comes just as the judge who issued the temporary restraining order was mulling whether to hold Trump administration officials in contempt for violating his order to pause last month’s flights of Venezuelan migrants to a prison in El Salvador.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Don’t let the lack of flash fool you — this guy is the real deal.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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The German figures come a day before the scheduled release of flash inflation data for the euro area, which will be closely watched by investors for guidance on the odds of another interest rate cut from the European Central Bank.—
Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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More recently, a brief outburst of about 90 per hour was seen in 1922.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Francis made the unannounced visit near the end of Mass and delivered a brief greeting, all while receiving oxygen via his nose.—
Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Statistics on homelessness are fluid because the population is transient and tends to distrust outreach workers.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2025
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And even if that’s the case, our fantasies can be transient.—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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With each passing year, those trees grew more enormous.—
Thao Thai,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
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Needless to say, the quality of Lucasfilm's in-house animation work only goes up with each passing year.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Snapchat, meanwhile, exposed teens to risky interactions due to its ephemeral messaging, which fosters intimate but potentially unsafe connections.—
Abdulmalik Alluhidan,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2025
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They’re not limited to Southern California, though; for more info on possible places these awesome, ephemeral displays might appear in 2025, check out the nonprofit Theodore Payne Foundation.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In her ideal world, everyone would have a transitory object at home.—
Marisa Meltzer,
ARTnews.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Others point to the fact that while the drugs are promising, their impact may be transitory.—
Seth Joseph,
Forbes,
17 Dec. 2024
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“Deciduous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deciduous. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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